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The 27 Club

The 27 ClubRecognized by the death of Kurt CobainPopular musicians, artists and/or actors that have died at age 27.

The 27 Club – Note

The 27 Club has become one of the most elusive and remarkably tragic coincidences in rock & roll history. The term became widely known after Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994, with rock fans connecting his age to that of Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones, and Jimi Hendrix – though it was notable to fans in the early 1970s when those four visionaries died within just two years of each other.

When Amy Winehouse passed away at age 27 in 2011, it attracted even more attention to the significance of the age. While the club has been largely connected to musicians, it has expanded since, as many young actors and artists have lost their lives due to everything from addiction to suicide to freak accidents.

The 27 Club refers to all the legendary musicians who died at the age of 27. If you have never heard of the “27 Club”, it was the unofficial name come up with to describe the unbelievable number of famous musicians who died at the age of 27.

“27 Club” – Brian Jones

Lewis Brian Hopkin JonesBorn February 28, 1942 – Died July 3, 1969Founder and Original Leader of the Rolling Stones

“27 Club” – Brian Jones – Note

Although he was originally the leader of what was supposed to be a blues-oriented band, Brian Jones’s fellow band members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards took over the band’s musical direction, especially after they became a successful songwriting team.

Jones developed a serious drug problem over the years and his role in the band steadily diminished.

The band asked Jones to leave the Rolling Stones in June 1969 and guitarist Mick Taylor took his place in the group. Jones died less than a month later by drowning in the swimming pool at his home on Cotchford Farm in Hartfield, East Sussex.